Episodios

  • Ronan LA: How They Survived a 2-Year Buildout, $2K Mistakes & LA Red Tape
    Oct 9 2025

    In this episode of How You Slice It, Bruce sits down with Daniel and Caitlin from Ronan LA, one of LA’s most beloved Neapolitan-style pizzerias. From gutting a Chinese restaurant on Melrose, to battling LA's red tape, to going viral on Instagram — this is the real story behind how they built a pizza destination with heart, hustle, and sourdough.

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    43 m
  • How This NYC Pizza Owner Opened 2 Shops (and Is Planning #3) Before 30: Traditas Pizza
    Oct 2 2025

    Meet Leo from Traditas Pizza, the NYC pizza entrepreneur redefining hustle. With two locations and a third on the horizon, Leo dives into how he grew up in the pizza biz, leveraged marketing, took massive branding risks, and why content creation is now a non-negotiable part of success. This is a must-watch for any current or aspiring business owner.

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    39 m
  • Customer Loyalty, Menu Simplicity, and Operations: A Real Conversation with Esco of Esco's New York Pizza
    Sep 25 2025

    Esco didn’t move to LA to open a pizza shop, but he ended up doing it anyway. With no plan, no budget, and a failed business dumped in his lap, he built a killer slice shop in Mid-City LA that people can’t stop talking about. In this episode, Esco shares the real story behind East Coast Pizza LA, how he went from chaos to control, and how he’s building a shop that keeps people coming back.

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    46 m
  • From Food Hall to Pizza Shop: Systems, Marketing, and Community with Corner Slice
    Sep 11 2025

    In this episode of How You Slice It, we sit down with Mike from Corner Slice, a chef-turned-pizzeria-owner who shares his journey of starting small in a community kitchen and growing into a full-fledged shop in New Jersey. We cover everything from moving out of Manhattan, building smart systems, marketing effectively, and being intentional about business growth and community connection.

    Whether you're just starting out or you're an established operator, this episode offers valuable lessons on creating a sustainable and thoughtful pizza business.

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    53 m
  • He Bought a Second Generation Pizza Shop — Plus Delivery, Slice, and Social Media
    Sep 4 2025

    In this episode, I’m joined by Bler from Imposto's Pizza in Hoboken, NJ. He and his brother bought a pizza shop during the pandemic at just 21 and 25 years old, but keeping the original name turned out to be a mistake.

    We get into what he’d do differently, how they rebuilt the brand through Instagram, the problems with in-house delivery, and why switching to Slice (POS, phones, and custom boxes) made their shop run smoother.

    If you’re thinking about buying a pizza shop, switching your POS system, or just trying to grow your business with better marketing, this episode is packed with lessons you can use.

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    47 m
  • How Tommy Built LaSorted Pizza With Zero Experience — Now He’s Crushing It in LA
    Aug 28 2025

    In this episode, we sit down with Tommy, the owner of Los Angeles-based LaSorted Pizza, who shares his wild ride from pandemic porch pop-up to operating two successful pizza shops in LA — all without any prior pizza or restaurant experience.

    Tommy talks about the mistakes he made, how he chose his locations, the challenges of building out a restaurant from scratch, and what it really takes to grow a pizza business today.

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    52 m
  • How Lucia Pizza handles 1,100 orders in 500 square feet by focusing on one simple system
    Aug 21 2025

    Sal from Lucia Pizza joins the show to share how he turned a struggling pizza concept into one of the busiest slice shops in New York City. In this episode, we break down the turning point that changed everything for his business, the systems that allow him to handle over 1,000 orders a day, and how he built a loyal team culture that keeps things running without him in the store.

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    57 m
  • How a First-Time Owner Built a Steady Pizza Business From His Apartment - Leonardi's Pizza
    Aug 14 2025

    Meet Kris, the passionate owner of Leonardo’s Pizza in North Palm Beach, Florida. With zero prior experience, Kris transformed his dream into a reality — launching a true NYC-style slice shop from his tiny home kitchen. In this episode, he reveals the painful lessons, breakthrough moments, and daily grind of building a thriving pizza business in just six months.

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    49 m